. >>> in just a few hours, president obama will get a firsthand look at the recovery from superstorm sandy here in the city. the president will visit storm-ravaged staten island, viewing the devastation from the air before meeting with storm victims and local officials on the ground. many people there saying they feel simply abandoned by fema. cnn's victory blackwell is live on staten island this morning. victor, you spoke with some residents there. how are they reacting to this visit today? >> reporter: well, it's mixed, john. there's not one person i spoke with who said they did not want the president to come. but they are saying, mr. president, if you come, bring some tools, bring some people ready to work, bring some heavy equipment so we can start to rebuild staten island. this is a lot of what you're seeing behind me. this was a tech store that was just devastated by the storm. and not just the items, not just the homes, but more than half of the people who died from sandy in new york died on staten island. i met a man who moved here in 1959. his name is dominick trayna, he was